Paced by Bill Dahlen’s two home runs‚ the Giants scrub Orval Overall for a 7 – 0 win over the Reds. Christy Mathewson strikes out 8 and allows just 3 singles for the win.
Waseda University of Tokyo defeats Los Angeles High School, 5 – 3, in the first game of an American tour. It is the first baseball game ever played by Japanese outside Japan. Waseda started a powerhouse tradition at Japan’s Big Six universities that continues to this day.
Red Ames stops Chicago, 4 – 0, the third shutout in a row over Chicago by the Giants.
Dummy Taylor and the Giants edge the Chicago Cubs, 1 – 0, the first of three straight collars by Giants pitchers.
Pitching for the Waco Tigers, John Lower gives up a hit in the 1st inning, then allows no hits over the last 14 innings of the game.
On January 16, 1905, It seems simple enough on paper: the Boston Americans buy outfielder George Stone from the Washington Senators; the St. Louis Browns reclaim Frank Huelsman from Washington, where he had been on loan, and send him along with Jesse Burkett to Boston for Stone. Boston then sends Huelsman back to Washington in…
1905 – New York Giants owner John T. Brush, who refused to play the American League pennant winners Boston Americans in 1904, proposes rules governing future World Series.
1904 – The last-place Phillies send minor-league 1B Del Howard to Pittsburgh for Moose McCormick, Otto Krueger and 1B Kitty Bransfield.
1904 – The Philadelphia Phillies send pitcher Chick Fraser and third baseman Harry Wolverton to the Boston Beaneaters for pitcher Togie Pittinger.
1904 – In the Pacific Coast League, San Francisco beats Oakland, 2 – 1, behind Jimmy Whalen (32-23). Whalen ends the game with two shutout innings starting a 47-inning scoreless streak through next season. The Oaks score their lone run in the 7th inning. San Francisco wins the nitecap, 3 – 0.
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